Five Wishes, created by the non-profit organization Aging With Dignity has been described as “living well with heart and soul.”
It was originally introduced in 1996 as a Florida-only document combing a living will and health care power of attorney in addition to addressing matters of comfort care and spirituality.
It was originally distributed with support from a grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
-WIKI
The Five Wishes. Wishes 1 and 2 are both legal documents. Wishes 3, 4, and 5 are unique to Five Wishes. They address matters of comfort care, spirituality, forgiveness and final wishes.
Wish 1: The Person I Want to Make Care Decisions for Me When I Can’t
Wish 2: The Kind of Medical Treatment I Want or Don’t Want
Wish 3: How Comfortable I Want to Be
Wish 4: How I Want People to Treat Me
Wish 5: What I Want My Loved Ones to Know
“My book, Five Wishes, tells the story of the conversation, the question, and the unusual ways my five wishes all came true”
-Gay Hendricks, author
New York Times Bestseller.
Aging with Dignity is a national non-profit organization with a mission to affirm and safeguard the human dignity of individuals as they age and to promote better care for those near the end of life. The work of Mother Teresa of Calcutta served as the inspirational foundation of Aging with Dignity.
http://www.agingwithdignity.org/five-wishes.php
Five Wishes for family & friends…Give the Gift Of Peace Of Mind
Five Wishes Advance Directives
End of life-Five Wishes “This much more than simply getting your records in order,” says Samira K. Beckwith, Hope President and CEO. “This is one of the greatest gifts that a person can give to their family. Dying is inevitable, but leaving your family with heartbreaking decisions is not. Planning ahead will save them from a heavy burden and with peace of mind when they need it most.”
Five Wishes States are those in dark blue, light blue are Non-Five Wishes States.
Huh, Texas. What a surprise.
Re-read “Before a Crisis Hits” (sullimaybe 1-27-14) written to discuss Ellen Goodman’s initiative, “The Conversation Project.”
https://www.sullimaybe.com/2014/01/27/end-of-life-conversation/
Five Wishes.
News to me!
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10-17-14
Links
https://www.compassionandchoices.org/tag/five-wishes/
https://www.hopehcs.org/fivewishes
http://www.amazon.com/Five-Wishes-Answering-Simple-Question/dp/1577315987
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